How to add delete user accounts in WordPress?

Adding or deleting user accounts in WordPress is a very basic task but it is the most important step you need to master once you install a new WordPress site.

In this tutorial, we will see how to add new users to WordPress and delete old users to keep your WordPress site healthy and fresh.

Managing User Accounts in WordPress

Believe it or not! You have to start managing user accounts in WordPress as soon as you install WordPress. This is also true when you want to update default administrator account (with username admin) which is already a big reason for hacking WordPress sites.

Luckily, WordPress comes with a built-in user management panel where you can add new users with various roles. Be it administrators, authors, contributors or subscribers, you can manage all of them from one place.

From your WordPress dashboard, go to Users > All Users to manage all users.

We will discuss more on this later in the tutorial.

How to Add a New User in WordPress?

Creating a new user in WordPress involves two steps:

Adding user details.

Assigning a role

Adding user details include adding username, email, password and related information. User roles in WordPress comes with different level of responisiblities assigned to each user. See WordPress User Roles for more information.

You must be an administrator to create new users.

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From your WordPress dashboard, go to Users > Add New to create a new user.

Fill in Username and Email as these are the required fields. Also, you will not be able to change Username later on.